drfish
Jumping through the hoops...
Apr 28, 2009
Well, I've been to my surgeon group consult (where I think I helped to convert a RNY to a DS!), had my psych eval and am having all medical records faxed to surgeon so that prior auth letter can be sent to insurance. Talked to my insurance (Great West/Cigna) and they sounded like approval should not be an issue. Hoping letter will be sent by next week and expect quick response from insurance.
Here is my issue: I KNOW the DS is the best option for me, for MANY reasons. I know people in my area are not familiar with it and just hear WLS and think RNY. When I've told people my plans, most just tell me how so and so gained their weight back, or puked all the time, or they knew a friend of a friend of a friend who almost died. That is when I tell them, again, I'm not having THAT surgery, I'm doing something different that should be very successful for me. During my psych eval I was surprised to have him say "Do you think you're taking the easy way out?"....AAAAGGGHHHHH. I expect this from others, but not from the psychologist!!!! He then told me I should attend support group sessions not only for DS, but for other surgeries as well. What? Maybe to confirm why I DON'T want to do anything else. Sometimes I feel when I'm trying to educate pretty much every person I tell my decision to have DS to, I think they all think that...yeah, sounds like she's taking the easy way out. Pisses me off!!!!
I really just need to keep my big mouth shut. If I share my decision with others, I guess that gives them the right to give me their stupid, uneducated opinion. Sometimes I feel like no one understands. Even my husband, who is very supportive now, played "devil's advocate" because this is such a huge decision he wanted to make sure I was making the right choice.
The question I have the hardest time answering is this: If the DS is so great, why don't more people get it? I say, "because they haven't talked to me!" Can't wait to see what it does for me!!!!
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Here is my issue: I KNOW the DS is the best option for me, for MANY reasons. I know people in my area are not familiar with it and just hear WLS and think RNY. When I've told people my plans, most just tell me how so and so gained their weight back, or puked all the time, or they knew a friend of a friend of a friend who almost died. That is when I tell them, again, I'm not having THAT surgery, I'm doing something different that should be very successful for me. During my psych eval I was surprised to have him say "Do you think you're taking the easy way out?"....AAAAGGGHHHHH. I expect this from others, but not from the psychologist!!!! He then told me I should attend support group sessions not only for DS, but for other surgeries as well. What? Maybe to confirm why I DON'T want to do anything else. Sometimes I feel when I'm trying to educate pretty much every person I tell my decision to have DS to, I think they all think that...yeah, sounds like she's taking the easy way out. Pisses me off!!!!
I really just need to keep my big mouth shut. If I share my decision with others, I guess that gives them the right to give me their stupid, uneducated opinion. Sometimes I feel like no one understands. Even my husband, who is very supportive now, played "devil's advocate" because this is such a huge decision he wanted to make sure I was making the right choice.
The question I have the hardest time answering is this: If the DS is so great, why don't more people get it? I say, "because they haven't talked to me!" Can't wait to see what it does for me!!!!
Getting Started!
Mar 29, 2009
My name is Jill. I am a 40 year old wife and mother of two (3rd and 1st grade) and I am soooooo ready to start this chapter of my life. Hopefully this will be my first post of many. I have been a lurker here, off and on, for quite a while. I finally decided to pursue the DS after the thought of joining Weight Watchers again made me want to puke. Twice I have spent hundreds of dollars to lose 20-ish lbs, only to gain it back, of course. Didn't sound like such a good investment to me...the DS does! What an education this forum is! I have really appreciated the stories that have been shared. I am a sponge soaking it all up. My dh is very supportive of my decision and will be attending my first seminar with me on April 9th.
My BMI is currently around 42, but my list of comorbidities is a major influence on my decision. I have sleep apnea (with CPAP), psoriatic arthritis, PCOS, and pre-diabetic (who knows, may be full blown by now). I am a pharmacy technician, part-time and also a beginning caterer. I cook every week for my church fellowship meal on Wed nights. We feed between 350-450 every week during the school year. I also am looking to rent kitchen space to start my own catering business-focusing on corporate catering so that I can be home in the evenings with my family. So....yes, I love food! Love everything about it-cooking it, the way it tastes, the way it makes other people feel. So, it was important to me that I choose a wls that would allow me to be able to still taste my food (just not as much of it).
I will be attending my initial seminar on April 9th with Dr. Margaret Inman. I believe she is the only surgeon here in central Indiana performing the DS. I don't think insurance will be an issue. I currently receive Remicaide IV injections every six weeks for my psoriatic arthritis at a cost of $ 10,250.00, which my insurance pays at 100%. My hope is that the DS will take care of the severe arthritis pain/psoriasis as both are extremely affected by my weight. So, we'll see how that goes. My goal right now is to hopefully to be scheduled in the beginning of June, we'll see if that is realistic, or not.
Trying to get myself set-up here, so that I can take full advantage of all the knowledge that is available here!
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My BMI is currently around 42, but my list of comorbidities is a major influence on my decision. I have sleep apnea (with CPAP), psoriatic arthritis, PCOS, and pre-diabetic (who knows, may be full blown by now). I am a pharmacy technician, part-time and also a beginning caterer. I cook every week for my church fellowship meal on Wed nights. We feed between 350-450 every week during the school year. I also am looking to rent kitchen space to start my own catering business-focusing on corporate catering so that I can be home in the evenings with my family. So....yes, I love food! Love everything about it-cooking it, the way it tastes, the way it makes other people feel. So, it was important to me that I choose a wls that would allow me to be able to still taste my food (just not as much of it).
I will be attending my initial seminar on April 9th with Dr. Margaret Inman. I believe she is the only surgeon here in central Indiana performing the DS. I don't think insurance will be an issue. I currently receive Remicaide IV injections every six weeks for my psoriatic arthritis at a cost of $ 10,250.00, which my insurance pays at 100%. My hope is that the DS will take care of the severe arthritis pain/psoriasis as both are extremely affected by my weight. So, we'll see how that goes. My goal right now is to hopefully to be scheduled in the beginning of June, we'll see if that is realistic, or not.
Trying to get myself set-up here, so that I can take full advantage of all the knowledge that is available here!
